Influence of Early attachment

Question 1

Bowlby put forward the continuity hypothesis, what is this?

Answer 1

it suggest that a children’s attachment types reflected in later relationships due to the internal working model

Question 2

research indicated a continuity between ….. …. styles and the quality of … ….

Answer 2

early / attachment / childhood / relationships

Question 3

what are the three main attachment types ?

Answer 3

secure, insecure -resistant, insecure avoidant

Question 4

how where the attachment types identified?

Answer 4

ainsworth’s study ‘strange situation’

Question 5

what are the key characteristic of each attachment type?

Answer 5

secure - high willingness to explore,separation anxiety - but easy to smoothe